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How to get fromZwolle to Sofiaby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Zwolle to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    6h 32m
    $134–348

  2. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    7h 53m
    $66–397

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain train
    2. Take the train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbftrain train 77
    3. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 27 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 21m
    $168–376

  4. Drive  2,013.5 km

    1. Drive from Zwolle to Sofiacar car 2,013.5 km
    19h 45m
    $468–676

  5. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    9h
    $94–369

  6. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    8h 49m
    $135–338

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Deventer to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain train Nightjet
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    33h 28m
    $154–247

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    2. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus bus N75 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    35h 29m
    $323–346

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Zwolle, Katwolderplein/Centrum to Apeldoorn, Stationbus bus 210 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Apeldoorn train station to Hanover central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    35h 51m
    $124–185

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Zwolle to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    24h 14m
    $356–496

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration5h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$94Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,876.9 km
  • Duration: 6h 32m

What companies run services between Zwolle, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Zwolle, Katwolderplein/Centrum to Sofia Central Bus Station via Apeldoorn, Station, Apeldoorn train station, and Hannover in around 35h 51m.

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